- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04424680
Efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program in Advanced Heart FAilure (EACPAHFA)
Evaluating the Efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program for Health Decisions in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Madrid
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Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, 28922
- Recruiting
- Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcon
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Contact:
- Maria Velasco, Head of investigation unit
- Phone Number: 916219597
- Email: unidadinvestigacion@fhalcorcon.es
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Contact:
- Benjamin Herreros, Principal investigator
- Phone Number: 630906473
- Email: bherreros@fhalcorcon.es
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with HF defined by Framingham diagnostic criteria.
- Stage C or D of the ACCF / AHA classification.
- Full capacity to decide.
- Signing of informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cognitive impairment, measured by Mini-Mental Status Examination (< 27).
- Presence of another disease other than HF that may severely affect the quality of life: stroke with significant residual deficit, end-stage renal failure, Child C cirrhosis, extreme obesity, haemoglobin <8 g / dl, advanced peripheral artery disease (stage III-IV), severe thyroid or adrenal disease, neoplastic with estimated survival of less than 2 years.
- Patients who do not sign the informed consent.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control
Patients will be followed in heart failure outpatients units according to the usual established protocol. In the first visit, patients from both control and intervention groups will complete the questionnaires with the help of researchers. After one year of follow-up, the questionnaires will be submitted again to all patients and three new questionnaires will be proposed. Treatment for heart failure will be the same in both groups. |
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Experimental: Intervention
Patients will participate in the Advanced Care Planning Program. In the first visit, patients from both control and intervention groups will complete the questionnaires with the help of researchers. After one year of follow-up, the questionnaires will be submitted again to all patients and three new questionnaires will be proposed. Treatment for heart failure will be the same in both groups. |
Application of an Advanced Care Planning program program for decision-making in patients with advanced Heart Failure, in comparison to usual follow up and care.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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To evaluate the efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning program for decision-making in patients with advanced Heart Failure in comparison to usual follow up and care: questionnaire
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by the PAM (Patient Activation Measure) test, which measures the participation and self-management of the patient in decision making.
PAM measures the activation (participation and self-management) of the patient in decision-making.
It evaluates the knowledge, skills and confidence of patients' self-management classifying patients in levels of self-management activation.
Level 1: They do not feel responsible for their own health and care.
(Score 47.0 or lower); Level 2: They may lack basic understanding about their condition, treatment options, and / or self-care.
(47.1 to 55.1); Level 3: They know the basic facts of their illness and treatments.
(55.2 to 67); Level 4: They have made most of the decisions, but they may have difficulties in maintaining behaviours over time or in stressful situations (67.1 or higher).
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24 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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To evaluate the effect of the ACP program on quality of life: questionnaire
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by the LWHFQ Questionnaire (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire), which measures the quality of life in patients with HF.
Scoring range: 0 to 105 points: The higher the score obtained, the poorer the quality of life of patients.
Questions refer to signs and symptoms of the disease, social relationships, physical, sexual activity, work and emotions.
It is self-administered, with Likert response options, ranging from 0 (quality of life not affected) to 5 (maximum impact on quality of life).
The global score is obtained by adding the 21 items scores (range: 0-105); the highest value corresponds to the worst quality of life.
It assesses the impact of chronic heart failure in two dimensions: the physical dimension based on eight items (range: 0-40) and the emotional dimension consisting of five items (range: 0-25).
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24 months
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To know if the patients wishes expressed through the ACP program are fulfilled
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by a Checklist to test the fulfilment of planned patient's wishes.
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24 months
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To determine the level of satisfaction with the ACP program of patients included in the program.
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by a Satisfaction test Created "ad hoc". It aims to assess the level of satisfaction with the program. Its outcome will help improve the future implementation of the program. Satisfaction test. Answer YES or NO
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24 months
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To evaluate the effect on quality of death: questionnaire
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by the Dying and Death quality questionnaire (QODD). This questionnaire measures the quality of the dying process. Quality of Dying and Death - 17-Item Version: Each item includes a filter question reporting what actually occurred during the final period of the decedent's life, followed by a rating of what occurred. The first 10 filter questions ask the frequency of occurrence and use the following response options: 0: none of the time; 1: a little bit of the time ; 2: some of the time; 3: a good bit of the time; 4: most of the time; 5: all of the time. The last 7 filter questions ask whether the event occurred and are answered with a yes/no response. After each filter question, the respondent rates the decedent's experience, using the following scale: 0 = terrible experience…10 = almost perfect experience. |
24 months
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To measure the impact of the ACP program on patients' caregivers
Time Frame: 24 months
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This objective will be evaluated by the Zarit questionnaire about caregiver's burden. Zarit questionnaire about caregiver's burden. This interview measures caregivers' degree of subjective overload in relation to chronic patients. It consists of 22 items that collect caregivers' feelings. Each feeling scores on a frequency gradient that ranges from 1 (never) to 5 (almost always). Interpretation:
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24 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Perez M, Herreros B, Martin MD, Molina J, Kanouzi J, Velasco M. Do Spanish Hospital Professionals Educate Their Patients About Advance Directives? : A Descriptive Study in a University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. J Bioeth Inq. 2016 Jun;13(2):295-303. doi: 10.1007/s11673-016-9703-7. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
- Perez M, Herreros B, Martin MD, Molina J, Guijarro C, Velasco M. [Changes in knowledge and carrying out the advance directives of patients admitted to internal medicine]. Rev Calid Asist. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(5):307-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cali.2013.03.008. Epub 2013 Sep 7. Spanish.
- Molina J, Perez M, Herreros B, Martin MD, Velasco M. [Knowledge and attitude regarding previous instructions for the patients of a public hospital of Madrid]. Rev Clin Esp. 2011 Oct;211(9):450-4. doi: 10.1016/j.rce.2011.06.007. Epub 2011 Aug 2. Spanish.
- Miles SH, Koepp R, Weber EP. Advance end-of-life treatment planning. A research review. Arch Intern Med. 1996 May 27;156(10):1062-8.
- Gomez-Batiste X, Martinez-Munoz M, Blay C, Amblas J, Vila L, Costa X, Espaulella J, Villanueva A, Oller R, Martori JC, Constante C. Utility of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO(c) tool and the Surprise Question as screening tools for early palliative care and to predict mortality in patients with advanced chronic conditions: A cohort study. Palliat Med. 2017 Sep;31(8):754-763. doi: 10.1177/0269216316676647. Epub 2016 Nov 4.
- Sanchez B, Guijarro C, Velasco M, Vicente MJ, Galan M, Herreros B. Evaluating the efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program for Health Decisions in patients with advanced heart failure: protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Oct 21;20(1):456. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01738-0.
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- HUFAlcoron
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